Earmark Database

Since 1991, Citizens Against Government Waste has chronicled how lawmakers have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on pork-barrel spending through the process of congressional earmarking. CAGW’s Earmark Database collects almost 30 years of work identifying wasteful spending projects and makes the information available online in one searchable database for the very first time. The earmark database is a powerful tool for lawmakers, citizens, and researchers alike.
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FY State Cost Description Status Chamber Appropriation House Senate
2003 $4,200,000 Industrial Short Pulse Laser Development/Femtosecond Laser (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF
2003 $3,000,000 Replacement of Transport Aircraft Troop Seats (Other Procurement – Air Force) NBR DEF
2003 ND $400,000 Center for Biomass Utilization at the University of North Dakota (Renewable Energy Resources: Department of Energy) C ENERGY
2003 NJ $500,000 Delaware Bay Coastline, Reeds Beach and Pierces Point (Corps of Engineers: Construction General) NBR H ENERGY
2003 DC $200,000 National Maritime Heritage Foundation to establish the National Maritime Heritage Program to create maritime education focused on youth training and tourism promotion initiatives NBR C FINSER
2003 UT $300,000 Utah forestry education (State and Private Forestry – United States Department of Agriculture) NBR S INT
2003 TX $500,000 Institute for Research and Rehabilitation, Houston (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 OR $150,000 AuCoin Institute for Ecological, Economic, and Civic Studies for curriculum development (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WI $500,000 Big Top Chautauqua, Washburn, for educational programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 AK $1,100,000 State of Alaska for Right Start extended-day kindergarten program (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 $14,500,000 Ready to Teach (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
2003 WA $100,000 Washington State University Plateau Center for American Indian Studies for faculty, educational programming and training (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $100,000 Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $11,269,000 Electrical/Utilities and Supporting Infrastructure, Travis Air Force Base NBR MILCON
2003 AL $600,000 Huntsville Federal Building (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR C THUD
2003 MI $500,000 Bay Area Transportation Authority, Traverse City (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 NJ $1,500,000 Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges (Bridge Discretionary Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 MA $500,000 Route 79 Relocation and Harbor Enhancement, Fall River (National Corridor Planning and Development Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 NH $50,000 Lancaster-Littleton Transit Project (Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 PA $100,000 City-wide automobile insurance feasibility study, Philadelphia (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR H THUD
2003 PA $202,500 City of Lebanon for building renovations as part of "Operation Fight Blight" (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 IL $90,000 Village of Hampton for construction of the Hampton Heritage Center (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 HI $3,600,000 The Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center at the University of Hawaii, Hilo (NASA) NBR S VAHUD
2003 LA $787,500 City of Lake Charles for wastewater treatment plant improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR S VAHUD
2003 CA $90,000 Arcata House Inc. for facility renovations (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 DE $180,000 Seaford Historical Society for the renovation of a vacant property (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 IA $198,000 National Center for Agriculture Safety (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Activities: Federal Administration) NBR AG
2003 MT $505,000 Wheat sawfly research (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities: Special Research Grants) NBR AG
2003 NJ $200,000 Borough of Tinton Falls in Monmouth County for law enforcement and emergency communication upgrades (Technology Program – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR C COM
2003 MT $250,000 Gallatin County for the Gallatin County re-entry program (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR S COM
2003 OR $700,000 Clackamas County for juvenile detention programs (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR C COM
2003 $3,500,000 Endangered Species Act – marine mammals, sea eurtles & other species (Protected Resources and Management Services – National Marine Fisheries Service) NBR S COM
2003 $1,000,000 Canola Oil Fuel Cell (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF
2003 $6,000,000 New England Manufacturing Supply Chain (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2003 $170,000 Base Support/Salute our Services Pilot Project (Operation and Maintenance – Army Reserve) NBR C DEF
2003 $1,000,000 Advanced Variable Speed Drive Transmission (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $2,200,000 Reactive Atom Plasma Processing (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,000,000 Thinpack parachutes (Other Procurement – Air Force) NBR DEF
2003 CA $1,000,000 Lake County Basin geothermal project (Renewable Energy Resources: Department of Energy) C ENERGY
2003 NJ $500,000 Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Inlet (Brigantine Island) (Corps of Engineers: Construction General) NBR C ENERGY
2003 DC $400,000 Teach for America, DC to recruit and train qualified college graduates to teach in understaffed and low-performing schools NBR C FINSER
2003 CA $1,000,000 Angeles National Forest, Rubio Canyon (Capital Improvement and Maintenance – United States Department of Agriculture) NBR H INT
2003 OH $1,000,000 Ohio State University, Columbus, Biomedical Research Center (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $100,000 Project H.O.M.E. for planning and design of the Honickman Roberts Learning Center (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WI $150,000 Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Boards, Inc., La Crosse (Training & Employment Services – Employment & Training Administration) NBR C LABHHS
2003 KY $50,000 St. Stephens Family Life Center, Louisville, for after school programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $100,000 Clarion County Career Center, Shippenville, for technology infrastructure (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 MD $500,000 Washington College, Chestertown, Science and Technology Education Initiative (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NJ $600,000 Jersey City Medical Center (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $8,000,000 C-17 Parts Store, Travis Air Force Base NBR MILCON

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Status ABR – Above president's budget request
NBR – No budget request by president
Chamber C – Inserted in conference committee
H – Inserted in the House
S – Inserted in the Senate
HS – Inserted in the House and Senate
Appropriation AG – Agriculture
COM – Commerce
DEF – Defense
FINSER – Financial Services
FOROP – Foreign Operations
HS – Homeland Security
INT – Interior
LEG – Legislative
MILCON – Military Construction
THUD – Transportation/HUD
VAHUD – VA/HUD